School: Derryvoney
- Location:
- Doire Mhóna, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Mary Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0970, Page 158
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- Long ago the children had no toys. They made a top from a spool pared and a string at the end of it. They made little cups from clay baked in the sun. They made little stools from pieces of wood. They made bracelets from daisies called a daisy chain. They made a monkey from monkey nuts sewn together.Derravona 12-12-'38
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- Collector
- Kathleen Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doire Mhóna, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Bernard Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doire Mhóna, Co. an Chabháin
- When the robin sits under a bush in the morning it is(continues on next page)
